Re: [Nolug] installing gnu compiler

my GF uses mandrake 9 and while she is no guru, can handle everything.

ml

On Friday 31 January 2003 08:15, dave wrote:
> >Please give me more suggestions for friendly distros.
>
> I know I'm probably going to get torn up for saying this, but if this is
> for your GF maybe you should just put Windows on it and save her the
> trouble. Or, if this is not feasible, Lindows.
> Dave
>
> PS Please don't lynch me NOLUG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Bloch" <blochsound@yahoo.com>
> To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] installing gnu compiler
>
> > Libranet? I will look into it.
> > This was actually my girlfriend's box that I built
> > her, and so the PRIME consideration was ease of use.
> > Mandrake was the only install that automatically
> > configured the right sound card, network and video out
> > of lycoris, an older mandrake, knoppix, and ark (which
> > wouldn't even boot)
> >
> > Likewise, these same distro's didn't configure on my
> > box. I couldn't even get mandrake to boot, on my semi
> > new computer. The main problem has been getting sound
> > out of my intel i810 chipset which does not get
> > configured right on any distro. I trashed gentoo
> > which was GREAT except for this. If I could have
> > fixed it I would have stuck with it, just because
> > installing software was so easy.
> >
> > Please give me more suggestions for friendly distros.
> >
> > --- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 13:28, Joey Kelly wrote:
> > > > Chris,
> > > >
> > > > Mandrake must have a way to install new software.
> > >
> > > Drakconfig, perhaps? I
> > >
> > > > don't remember much about MDK, as I only ran it
> > >
> > > for like 2 weeks, but I know
> > >
> > > > you can install new stuff via whatever installer
> > >
> > > it uses.
> > >
> > > > Hey, if you get in a bind, my offer still stands,
> > >
> > > I'll come over to your
> > >
> > > > place and hold your hand (save the jokes, Ron) if
> > >
> > > you need me to.
> > >
> > > Whatever are you talking about, Joey?
> > >
> > > I was going to tell him to dump Mdk and go for
> > > Libranet. Underneath
> > > all that newbie-friendliness is a *real* OS just
> > > waiting to bust out...
> > >
> > > > Thou spake:
> > > > >Hi,
> > > > > I just reinstalled my computer with the new
> > >
> > > mandrake
> > >
> > > > >beta, but it doesn't come with any compiler
> > >
> > > tools, or
> > >
> > > > >a lot of the other software that would come in
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > >normal release.
> > > > > How would I go about installing gcc? How can
> > >
> > > it
> > >
> > > > >compile itself?
> > > > >
> > > > >Very confused,
> > > > >Chris Bloch
> > >
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